As for the story behind the Bundy donut and whether the business had reservations about poking fun at an event that ended with one person being killed, Nichols said, "I'm not at liberty to talk about our politics."

She encouraged a reporter to send an official email through the Voodoo Doughnut website. No one has contacted The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Judging from the Instagram comments, however, the donut shop's customers have no problem laughing at what they appear to see as a just dessert.

"As a history teacher," wrote stephneilson, "I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful doughnut :)"

"We're trying to avoid politics," he said, "but this whole thing seemed like such a big deal -- with them taking public property, armed to the teeth, making a stand that they thought everyone would join. It was a debacle that was on everyone's mind, left or right."

Pogson said the doughnut is more of a commentary on contemporary culture and the so-called patriot movement giving Oregon a bad name than a poke at the militants.

When news broke that Bundy was arrested and headed to Portland, Pogson said he told his donut artist, "I want a face behind bars and the words 'Welcome to Portland.'"

"I figured we'd have some backlash, and I thought about whether this went too far," he said, adding that Bundy and his anti-government campaign were to blame for the death of Robert "LaVoy" Finicum. The death was senseless, he said. "I didn't want it to come off like I was ridiculing (Finicum). He died for what he believed in. I don't believe in it."

"But I wanted to send this message. (Bundy) is no longer among his people. Now he's on the Left Coast."